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The Big White Farmhouse

intentional living, little by little

July 22, 2011

{kids crafts} Marshmallow Structures

M is such an interesting little guy.  The older he gets, the more we learn about how he sees the world.  He is very detail oriented and is particular about things.  He has just recently become interested in Legos and we will find him in his room, surrounded by those teeny pieces, making rocket ships and laser blasters.

So I just knew he’d love this easy, open-ended craft using mini marshmallows and toothpicks.  Mark showed him the idea and he was off!  In hindsight, I think next time, we’ll either snap the toothpicks in half when using the mini’s or just use regular sized marshmallows.  Our structures were quite fragile!  But we had lots of fun! 

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P.S. I’d like to add that while M was in his building element, his brother couldn’t take the temptation and just started chowing down.  That boy…

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